Published October 28, 2014 2:17pm EDT | Updated January 8, 2015 2:42pm EST

Obama To Make Statement About Ebola From White House

President Barack Obama will make a statement about the response to the Ebola outbreak on Tuesday afternoon, the White House announced. Obama is scheduled to speak at about 2:55 p.m. Eastern before departing for a trip to Wisconsin. Obama was scheduled to speak after talking with aid workers from the U.S. Agency for International Development who are working to contain the virus in West Africa.